Terms Flashcards
Adipose
Fatty
Alopecia
Lack of hair in spots
Apocrine
Glands that appear during and after puberty and secrete sweat
Ceruminous
Glands that secrete a waxy substance on the surface of the ear
Collagen
Major protein sub. That is tough and flexible and that forms connective tissue in the body
Curium
See dermis
Diaphoresis
Excretion through ducts toward outside of the body.
Eccrine
Sweat glands that occur all over the body
Hair follicle
Tubelike sac in the dermis our of which hair shaft develope
Hair root
Portion of the hair beneath the skin surface
Hair shaft
Protion of hair visible above skin surface
Hypodermis
Subcutaneous skin layer
Integument
Skin and all elements that are contained within and arise from it
Keratin
Hard, horny protein that forms nails and hair
Lunula
Half moon shaped area that at the base of nail palate